Minimal flood damage

By Adam Rollins, Record Staff Writer

Posted 11/7/19

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Minimal flood damage

Posted Thursday, November 7, 2019 2:47 pm

By Adam Rollins, Record Staff Writer

After the worst flooding southern Warren County has seen in two decades, Marthasville Mayor David Lange said the area was fortunate to have as little damage as it did.“We dodged a bullet,” Lange said. “The river was close to where it was in ’93.”Several properties south of downtown Marthasville, including S&R Convenience Center, Cori’s Twin Gables and the Marthasville Ball Park were all in the affected area, but floodwaters did not rise high enough to endanger the town proper.Lange said Twin Gables will have to replace flooring damaged by the water and that the restaurant’s basement completely flooded. S&R, on the other hand, had comparatively little damage and was open by Monday, he said.The city’s baseball fields were completely submerged, with water flooding the adjoining Community Club. That structure is built to absorb flooding, so staff were able to clean the facility and sanitize the kitchen over the weekend, Lange said.He also said a small levee at Tuque Creek had minor damage where water had run over the top. Only a few loads of dirt and some seeding will be needed for repair, he said.Areas of southern Warren County were inundated with water last week after heavy rains swelled the Missouri River more than 15 feet. The river crested at almost 32 feet at Washington on Thursday, 12 feet above flood stage. Water closed parts of Highway 47 and Highway 94 and cut off access to the Missouri River bridge at Washington.It took until early Monday for the river to fall back below flood stage. The Missouri Department of Transportation reopened the highways the day before, reporting that both were clear and slight repairs had been made to Highway 47.There were fears that Highway 47 would suffer more significant damage from erosion as in previous floods, but Lange said the area was protected by the Treloar levee. All the water coming into the area was relatively calm because it had to back up Charrette Creek from the Highway 47 bridge, he explained.“There’s a big difference between backwater and headwater,” Lange said, meaning water flowing in the same direction as the river.He said there was far more extensive flooding and major damage in 1986, ’93 and ’95, all of which saw breaks in the Treloar levee.The force of floodwater being pushed by the river in those years was enough to gouge giant holes in the ground and collapse a part of Highway 47, leading to at least one death, Lange recalled.

Cindy Gladden photo.

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